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Graceful Services

1095 Second Ave., 2nd fl, New York, NY 10022
nr. 58th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-593-9904 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
7.5 out of 10
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11 Reviews | Write a Review
Type: Spa
Services: Acupuncture, Body Treatments, Massage: Basic, Massage: Prenatal, Reflexology, Skincare & Facials, Waxing

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Official Website

gracefulservices.com

Hours

Daily, 10am-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6 at 59th St.; N, R, W at Lexington Ave.-59th St.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Late-Night

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Instead of an extensive menu of massage types, Graceful Services offers just one: a signature treatment that incorporates the Eastern techniques of Tui Na, Shiatsu, and Qi Gong with the more common form of Swedish massage. For those unfamiliar with such jargon, this means deep, therapeutic bodywork combined with more stretching than is usually found in a traditional Western massage. According to owner Grace Macnow, the energetics-focused Asian modalities have a healing power that goes beyond the physical. Macnow believes that this unique style, offered consistently (she retrains all new therapists herself), is what has landed the spa on many "best massage" lists and attracted a steady flow of regular clients. It's certainly a better selling point than the clinical-feeling space, in which seven massage tables are lined up in a row and separated just by flimsy white curtains. Having a massage in this room is a bargain; for those who insist on more privacy, there are two larger rooms (with doors) that can be booked for a slightly higher price. Facials and body scrubs are also available, and most of the facial estheticians are massage therapists as well, meaning clients enjoy a little quality kneading while waiting for their masks to dry. — Kate Jacobs

Quality:	7

Service:	1

Selection:	6

Value:	1

I would like to post my complain against one of you stuff. We were a group of 6 guys, we came tonight around 8:30pm. She gave me a very bad image of your company. She compare the customers as MESSY DOGS. She also mentioned that she got $30 from a client and that's easy money in front of me. I sincerely think that it's not a proper attitude in front of the clients. I think the overall service is good other than this, she gave me a really bad image of your company. Please value customer service because it's a great asset for a company.

ONE WORD? ICKY.

catfish_jones from | Posted on 2/12/04

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)


Quality:	1
Service:	5

Selection:	1

Value:	3

Good massage, scary place. The moment I walked through the door I was welcomed by a big waft of body odor. The place also had VERY poor air circulation. I don't know why I didn't just turn and run. The area that I was to get my massage was miniscule. That's a comment coming from me, 5'0' tall, 95 lbs. It was a space seperated by other massage areas by white sheets held together with binder clips. There was a table in the center of the "room", with a heated pad. Question: Do they change the sheets after every massage? You decide: There was a fresh long sheet of thin disposible paper COVERING the sheets- the kind that you find covering the examining chairs/tables in the doctor's office. And yes, I had to lie down on top of it while I had my massage. I perspired right through it. On either side of the massage table, there was about 1 ft of space where they expected me to change. A bathroom stall offers more room. All in all, I felt just plain icky afterward. It was hard to feel good after a massage when the place seemed so unsanitary.

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